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Polyphagous species that are generalists at the level of the individual have the option to forage optimally among plant species with different nutrient profiles. This is presumed to be an underlying reason why availability of mixtures of food plants often leads to better performance than does feeding on single food plants (Bernays & Lee, 1988). The possibility that grasshoppers select different plants in relation to particular dietary needs, has also been suggested on the basis of their abilities to do so with complementary artificial diets (Simpson & Simpson, 1990).
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Bernays, E.A. (1992). Dietary mixing in generalist grasshoppers. In: Menken, S.B.J., Visser, J.H., Harrewijn, P. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships. Series Entomologica, vol 49. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1654-1_47
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